Unknown to All: Island Histories
“Island history” does not seek to construct a more insular and exclusionary Taiwan-centered historical narrative. Rather, it invites us to see anew how islands have always existed within relationships shaped by empire, war, and migration. Islands have served both as bases for the expansion of power and as waystations for displaced workers, soldiers, and refugees; they have endured oppression while also becoming implicated in violence against others. As the camera crosses oceans and national borders, history ceases to be merely a story claimed by the state and becomes a series of lived experiences still waiting to be heard, recognized, and reckoned with.
AuthorGiloo紀實影音源自於「紀錄」的發音，是台灣唯一以影展及議題為導向的影音平台，搜羅台灣與全世界最重要的電影，致力打造影迷與知識影像的文化社群。
8 films
From Island to Island
Taste of Wild Tomato
Stranger in the Mountains
Boundary Revelation (Feature-Length Version)
Southland Soldiers (Director's Version)
Green Jail
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